Boyd-Buchanan entered their tilt with Notre Dame with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Boyd-Buchanan, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cooper Jones was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Jones has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other pitching news, Carter Hinsley looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Jones wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Speares, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Boyd-Buchanan's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2. As for Notre Dame, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Boyd-Buchanan will head out on the road to square off against Grace Baptist Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Grace Baptist Academy: 3.9, Boyd-Buchanan: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Notre Dame, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Red Bank at 4:30 a.m. Red Bank is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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